Saipan storm history

A group of swimmers at the norther side of Marine Beach where caught by a large wave around 1300ChST on Saturday, April 29th. Most of the group was able to make it back to shore, but a 14-year-old male was swept into open water. Emergency services were notified shortly after the …

A 6 year old girl and a 16 year old boy died after being swept out into the ocean by waves while on a hike. The two people were part of a group of six hikers who encounter rough water and waves. The group hiked along the southeast coast of Saiapn near the Forbidden Island Sanctua…

A tropical disturbance was noted just northwest of Kosrae on the morning of October 21 near 8N160E. By the morning of October 22 the system had become Tropical depression 31W and was 130 miles north-northwest of Pohnpei. 31W continued to intensify through the day and by the after…

On the morning of the 29th of July a tropical disturbance was located about 250 miles northwest of Kwajalein. The disturbance moved westward as it increased in intensity. Eventually, on the evening of July 30th it became Tropical Depression 13W when it was 985 miles east of Guam.…

Tropical Storm Krosa (12W) produced peripheral impacts to the Marianas during the period of July 24-27 as the enter kept west of the Marianas, with no fatalities or injuries reported, and only minimal damage to shade structures, signage, and a few down trees along public beaches …

The greatest storm surge that was reported was along western shores of Saipan. Based on photos taken after the event at Micro Beach, Saipan, storm surge was roughly estimated to be around 2 to 3 feet, based on subtracting the predicted astronomical tide height of 1 foot (referenc…

Tinian started July in D2 (Severe) Drought, while Saipan improved from D3 ( Extreme) Drought to D2 (Severe) Drought right at the beginning of July. With the Marianas entering it typical wet season, the islands started to regularly meet 1-inch minimum weekly rainfall to meet envir…

Saipan started June at D2 (Severe) drought, but by June 17th, only an average of 1.3 inches had fallen for the month of June, so Saipan saw a short-term degradation from D2 to D3 (Extreme) drought that could continue through the end of the month. Saipan airport ended June with 5.…

For the past several months, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has not recorded the approximately 4 inches of rain needed for the water budget to keep up with environmental and human demand. Since early December to early May, the international airport at Sai…

Saipan and Tinian remained in severe drought (D2) for most of April but degraded to extreme drought (D3) as the seasonally dry trade-wind pattern continued. Both locations experienced several weeks of low precipitation and continued to the necessary monthly 4 inches of precipitat…

Saipan and Tinian remained in severe drought (D2) through the month of March, with vegetation on plantations continuing brown, and wildfires reported across the CNMI and Guam. Saipan International Airport ended the month with 2.95 inches, while a rain gage up on Capital Hill repo…

Saipan and Tinian remained in severe drought (D2) through the month of February, with vegetation on plantations turning brown, and wildfires reported across the CNMI and Guam. Saipan International Airport ended the month with 2.05 inches with the Tinian International Airport repo…

Saipan and Tinian ended December 2024 with 75 to 80 percent of normal rainfall (3.27 inches at Saipan and 4.89 inches at Tinian). Dry weather continued through January with both Saipan and Tinian not meet the weekly minimum requirement of 1 inch to meet water needs through the mo…

For Saipan, wind started to gust over 30 kts after 0300ChST, and reach higher gusts than what was reported a weak earlier when TS Bebinca moved near the Marianas. Near Saipan's airport (215 ft in elevation), max sustained wind of 29 kt (33 mph) was recorded around 0855ChST with a…

Saipan and Tinian reported no wind-related damage with the passage of Tropical Storm Bebinca. Near Saipan's airport (215 ft in elevation), max sustained wind of 31 kt (36 mph) was recorded around 0315ChST with a max gust of 38 kt (44 mph) around the same time. Only higher elevati…

At Saipan, there were problems with runoff due to heavy showers as Tropical Storm Bebinca passed near Guam, resulting in considerable erosion of gravel roads. Much of the highway/street infrastructure along western Saipan is under construction, with exposed gravel and dirt in man…

Saipan and Tinian started June in extreme (D3) drought and improved to severe (D2) drought June 11th, and further improving to moderate (D1) June 18th and then abnormally dry (D0) June 25th. Both islands met or exceeded the 1 inch weekly minimum rainfall t meet water needs. Saipa…

Saipan and Tinian remained steady in extreme (D3) drought for the month of May as both islands did not meet 1 inch weekly minimum rainfall requirements to meet water needs. Saipan International airport ended May with 1.26 inches of rain, while Tinian airport ended the month with …

Saipan and Tinian degraded from severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought on April 16th and remained at D3 through the month. From March through April, Saipan saw its peak in frequency of small wildfires as vegetation continued to dry and yellow across the island. No other major impact…

Saipan and Tinian entered D2 (severe) drought as weekly minimum of 1 inch of rain were not being met. No water or major agricultural impacts reported, but saw an increase in wildfires reported on the islands as vegetation continued to dry out.

Bolaven went through the Marianas On Oct 10th as a Category 1 typhoon on the Modified Saffir-Simpson Tropical Cyclone Scale for the Western North Pacific, with winds around 80 mph and a estimated minimum central pressure 982 mb, passing through the channel between the islands of …

On May 17th a circulation that had been over the area for a few days was classified as Invest 97W by JTWC. 97W was located to the west-southwest of Chuuk at that time. Scatterometer data showed a west-wind burst south of the circulation with winds up to 30 knots. On the morning o…

Saipan and Tinian went from Extreme Drought(D3) to Severe Drought (D2)due to recent heavier rainfall amounts, the drought conditions across the CNMI have improved.

Saipan and Tinian went from D4 (Exceptional Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought). Officials across the CNMI report water levels are still above thresholds for concern. Agricultural impacts still persist across the CNMI. Recent reports from Saipan indicate wildfire occurrences continu…

Saipan and Tinain remain in Extreme Drought(D3) with rainfall 40% of normal for the month.

Saipan remains in Extreme Drought(D3) with rainfall 26% of normal. The wildfire risk is still high across the CNMI with spotty wildfires occurring daily on Saipan.

Saipan continued to remain dry and entered Extreme Drought (D3). Wildfires have been occurring across the Mariana islands.

Even though Saipan received 76% of normal rainfall in March, dry conditions have persisted long enough that the island has entered Severe Drought(D2).

Rainfall continue to increase in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the drought level fell from level 3 (extreme) to level 2 (severe). While still dry, by the end of the month Saipan was no longer in drought.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, a group of islands north of Guam, received less than 50 percent of the average rainfall during the month. On Rota only 2.54 inches fell (49 percent of average), TInian 1.63 inches (32 percent of average) fell, and Saipan saw only 46 perc…

On the night of October 13, Tropical Depression 25W formed 1080 miles east of Guam. Twenty-four hours later on the night of the 24th, the depression intensified enough to become Tropical Storm Champi. Tropical Storm Champi moved across the Marianas on the 16th, passing 65 miles n…

As Typhoon Dolphin passed through the Marianas, it produced tropical storm force winds across Saipan. Maximum sustained winds of 39 mph with a gust to 63 mph was observed at the airport. The typhoon brought only 3.5 inches of rain to Saipan. The lowest sea level pressure recorded…

Tropical Storm Bavi continued to travel west and eventually threatened the Marianas. Upper-level wind shear caused the storm to decouple resulting in the low-level circulation passing across Guam on the night of the 15th. A band of showers associated with the system moved far to …